Domestic Air Passengers

Daily domestic flyers' number jumps 60%, but still below pre-Covid levels

India's largest carrier is currently operating 12,568 flights per week, which is 18 per cent higher than March last year

Passenger traffic at Bangalore International Airport surges 71% in 2022

Passenger traffic at Bangalore International Airport surged 71 per cent to 27.5 million in CY2022 aided by massive recovery in the domestic passenger volume, which reached 85 per cent of the 2019 (pre-pandemic) level and stood at 24.36-million during the year. The rapid recovery in traffic was driven by a host of factors including relaunching of key routes and introduction of new routes connecting leading business hubs and travel destinations, among others, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) said on Tuesday. The international traffic recovered 65 per cent of the pre-Covid level at 3.14-million in 2022 as compared to around 940,000 in 2021. The private airport operator had flown a total of 12.39 million passengers as of December 31, 2021. There was a sharp increase in passenger numbers during the year-end holiday season with as many as 3.13 million passengers travelling in December 2022 (of which, 2.74 million were domestic passengers) surpassing the pre-Covid record of 3.0

Over 9.7 mn domestic air passengers in July, 7.6% lower than June: DGCA

More than 9.7 mn domestic passengers travelled by air in July, 7.6 per cent lower than the 10.5 mn who travelled in June, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday

7.7 mn domestic passengers travelled in Feb; 20% more than Jan: DGCA

Around 76.96 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in February, approximately 20 per cent more than the 64.08 lakh who flew in January, Indian aviation regulator DGCA said on Monday.

Recovery tracker: Economic activity slows further, power demand stays weak

Domestic air traffic, retail and recreation visits down

11.2 mn domestic air passengers in Dec; 6.6% higher than Nov: DGCA

Carriers flew 11.2 million passengers in December, a growth of 6.6 per cent over November

India's July YoY domestic air passenger traffic rises, says IATA

Accelerated vaccination drive as well as higher rate of economic activity rose India's domestic air passenger traffic in July 2021 on a year-on-year basis.

How Indian aviation sector braved Covid turbulence better than global peers

Compared with other major countries during Covid-19, domestic airlines have precariously stayed the course

Domestic passenger traffic slips to 10-year low in pandemic-hit FY21

India's domestic passenger traffic slipped to a 10-year low at an estimated 53.4 million in the just-concluded financial year, a report said.

Domestic air traffic may be back to full pre-Covid level by summer: Puri

The domestic air traffic is expected to be back to the full pre-COVID-19 level by the summer schedule with the traffic seeing a sharp recovery from the July quarter onwards, Puri said on Friday.

Recovery in domestic air passenger traffic continues in October: Icra

Domestic air travel demand continued on an upward trajectory month-on-month, with the October volume witnessing a 33% growth to 5.2 million passengers over September, Icra said

3.9 million flyers in September, 66% lower than last year, says DGCA

India's largest airline, IndiGo's market share came down to 57.5 per cent from an all-time high of 60.4 per cent in July

2.8 mn domestic air passengers in Aug, 76% lower than in Aug 2019: DGCA

A total of 2.8 million domestic passengers travelled by air in August this year, 76 per cent lower than the corresponding period last year, aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday

Covid-19 impact: Govt extends cap on airline capacity, fares till Nov 24

On June 26, the government had had allowed airlines to increase flights upto 45% of their total capacity, from the initial cap of one- third of their total capacity.

No employee will lose job, says Air India, but cuts allowances by up to 50%

On Wednesday, Air India announced reduction in the allowances of its employees, who have a monthly gross salary of more than Rs 25,000, by up to 50 per cent

Covid-19 impact: In June, airlines could only fill two-thirds of seats

The passenger load factor of major scheduled commercial airlines stood between 54 per cent and 68 per cent, which means carriers were able to fill up to two thirds of the total seats in June.

We're confident of operating at 50% capacity: IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta

With 262 planes, IndiGo operated over 1,500 daily flights prior to March 24 but is now operating around 350 scheduled flights a day, which is putting a pressure on its finances

Covid-19 crisis: Pilots, crew are opting for leave without pay for now

Sources at both IndiGo and Vistara say that some senior pilots and crew who have elderly parents at home had said that they would like to stay off the roster for now.

Bombay High Court allows domestic airlines to fill up middle seats

The HC issued the order on Friday while hearing a petition filed by Air India pilot Deven Kanani who said social distancing was not being maintained on flights as the airline was filling up all seats.

Why aviation regulator is not forcing airlines to keep middle seat empty

DGCA was forced to relook at the middle seat policy after an Air India pilot had challenged the regulator's protocol, in Bombay high court, which allowed airlines to book all seats.